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Implementing more methodologies is not always better. During project design, it is necessary to consider the economic and human resources carefully, as well as the time available, in order to establish the appropriate number of methodologies and interventions that can be undertaken. A greater number of interventions does not necessarily mean a better design or lead to a more successful project.

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The existing methodologies for increasing household income need to be adapted for child labor projects. The implementation of Entrelazos shows that, before implementing a methodology to increase household income, it is necessary to analyze whether the objectives and the target population for which that methodology was created coincide with those of the project. Likewise, it is necessary to analyze whether the resources and the time required for implementing the methodology match those of the project, and whether it is necessary to adjust them so that they work well in the context of the project

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Support for higher household income should consider a wide array of alternatives suitable for the characteristics of the beneficiaries. The project chose entrepreneurship as the primary way to increase household income, but this was not advisable for two reasons: (1) the success rate in this type of intervention is low because only people with certain characteristics manage to implement and sustain an economic activity; and (2) most of the project’s beneficiary population live in areas without a vigorous supply and demand for goods and services.

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There are three keys to educational intervention for reducing child labor. Increasing school enrollment, reducing absenteeism, and making teachers, parents and community leaders aware of the detrimental effects of child labor are three basic and effective interventions for reducing child labor. The more successful these interventions are, the more sustainable their achievements will be.

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A comprehensive approach to preventing and reducing child labor: The project was designed with an approach that included a variety of initiatives to: ensure that children attend school, combat school absenteeism, support students with low academic achievement, train teachers, provide vocational education to adolescents, and increase household income. This combination increases the possibility that a project can effectively contribute to preventing and reducing child labor

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A robust follow-up and evaluation system: The project has developed a robust M&E system that produces valid, reliable, and timely information to measure project performance. This is one of the project’s most well-developed outputs and internationally recognized good practices.

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Implementation through a network: When faced with limited opportunities to work directly with government on legislation and policy issues, the project has been able to contribute significantly on these issues through its participation in a network of international agencies focused on addressing child labor.

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Capacity building process to incorporate child labor and child trafficking prevention in the Penauti Municipality Disaster Management Plan: The project followed an interactive process with officials in Penauti Municipality including a series of meetings, a gap analysis, a workshop with officials, and the Municipality Social Development Officer taking responsibility to incorporate the outcomes into the DMP. Key characteristics of this good practice: • The proposed support was in response to a clearly identified need; • Penauti Municipality had already taken some steps regarding child labor elimination and in preparing a previous DMP; • The interactive nature of the process built trust, confidence and understanding among the key staff in the municipality; and • Responsibility for action remained with the municipality throughout. _x000D_

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Using international good practices to inform local technical assistance strategies: When CLEAR II identified the need for attention to child protection strategies and processes to prevent trafficking and other negative outcomes for children in the midst of Nepal’s earthquake, LWOB effectively mobilized pro bono lawyers to identify good practices from other countries. This was both a good practice in how to mobilize volunteer resources to serve project implementation and in how to capitalize on good practices and lesson learned from past disasters and disaster responses.

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To improve project responsiveness and stakeholder engagement, it is important that country level results frameworks are contextualized: The lack of a country-specific results framework makes it harder to engage effectively with stakeholders who want to see what the project is planning to do and what the expected outcomes and results are.